Julian Assange can be extradited to US, British judges rule

Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, British judges ruled today at the UK’s High Court. Assange is expected to appeal the decision, which overturns a judgment issued earlier this year. The WikiLeaks co-founder is wanted in the US for allegedly illegally obtaining and disclosing classified information related to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In January, a UK court ruled that Assange couldn’t be extradited, due to concerns over his mental health and risk of suicide in a US prison. The US government appealed the decision. On Friday, the High Court allowed the appeal. “That risk is in our…

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